Self-Defense Workshops
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I created I AM DAUNTLEZ an educational and soon-to-be non-profit organization dedicated to ending violence against women by educating and empowering women through self-defense workshops. I am a certified self-defense instructor from the American Women's Self-Defense Association and have a 3rd degree black belt in judo.
When I started, I was charging a fee to attend the workshop, I have decided to make it available for FREE after I did a free workshop to raise awareness of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April 2017 and received an overwhelming response!
The workshops are designed to increase personal and situational awareness and instruct de-escalation strategies and physical self-defense techniques.
My goal is to offer these workshops for FREE to 600 women every year by hosting 12 workshops (4 hours each workshop) a month, 50 women for each workshop from 12-65 years old. I offer these workshops in different locations around the Pacific Northwest to ensure that I reach as many women as I can.
The amount of $11,960 is the budget from May 2018 to May 2019 for the following expenses:
Certification for 2 additional instructors = $1,800 (for 50 women, I would have 3 lead instructors and 2 intern instructors)
Insurance for 3 instructors =$1,800
Compensation for 2 instructors for the year = $960 (My time is free and 2 intern instructors)
Admin expenses (website, company registration, marketing etc) = $2,000
10 Bob sparring partners = $3,000 (these sparring partners is more effective as it has the torso and head that makes it more realistic for the women)
Facilities rental = $2,400 (this is a discounted rate already for $200 a month rental from the dojo)
Base on this budget, the cost per women is $20 to attend this 4-hour workshop. In addition these women can attend any of the monthly workshops for free as many times as they want to practice the techniques.
Please help me achieve this goal so I can offer these workshops for FREE.
Statistics on violence against women:
- 1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed, 2.8% attempted) National Institute of Justice & Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey (1998).
-15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12; 29% are age 12-17; 44% are under age 18; 80% are under age 30; ages 12-34 are the highest risk years. (Department of Justice 2010)
-93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker. 34.2% of attackers were family members and 58.7 were acquaintances. (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement 2000.)
-The Campus Sexual Assault Study estimated that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 college women experience completed or attempted rape during their college years (National Institute of Justice 2007).
-63.84% of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)
When I started, I was charging a fee to attend the workshop, I have decided to make it available for FREE after I did a free workshop to raise awareness of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April 2017 and received an overwhelming response!
The workshops are designed to increase personal and situational awareness and instruct de-escalation strategies and physical self-defense techniques.
My goal is to offer these workshops for FREE to 600 women every year by hosting 12 workshops (4 hours each workshop) a month, 50 women for each workshop from 12-65 years old. I offer these workshops in different locations around the Pacific Northwest to ensure that I reach as many women as I can.
The amount of $11,960 is the budget from May 2018 to May 2019 for the following expenses:
Certification for 2 additional instructors = $1,800 (for 50 women, I would have 3 lead instructors and 2 intern instructors)
Insurance for 3 instructors =$1,800
Compensation for 2 instructors for the year = $960 (My time is free and 2 intern instructors)
Admin expenses (website, company registration, marketing etc) = $2,000
10 Bob sparring partners = $3,000 (these sparring partners is more effective as it has the torso and head that makes it more realistic for the women)
Facilities rental = $2,400 (this is a discounted rate already for $200 a month rental from the dojo)
Base on this budget, the cost per women is $20 to attend this 4-hour workshop. In addition these women can attend any of the monthly workshops for free as many times as they want to practice the techniques.
Please help me achieve this goal so I can offer these workshops for FREE.
Statistics on violence against women:
- 1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed, 2.8% attempted) National Institute of Justice & Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey (1998).
-15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12; 29% are age 12-17; 44% are under age 18; 80% are under age 30; ages 12-34 are the highest risk years. (Department of Justice 2010)
-93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker. 34.2% of attackers were family members and 58.7 were acquaintances. (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement 2000.)
-The Campus Sexual Assault Study estimated that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 college women experience completed or attempted rape during their college years (National Institute of Justice 2007).
-63.84% of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)
Organizer
Adina G Gonzales
Organizer
Bothell, WA
